What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crop Protection Contract Sales position at AgCall?
Project: Crop Protection Contract Sales & Channel Activation
Timeframe: November 1, 2025 to June 1, 2026
Location: Georgia, California – San Joaquin Valley, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Eastern Nebraska & Kansas
AgCall Inc. has an exciting opportunity for agricultural professionals to complete sales and market development activities during a 9-month program. This is a contract position in the crop protection industry, beginning October 1, 2025 and ending June 1, 2026. Tasks include phone conversations and on-site visits with high-potential retail partners to increase awareness, demand, and sales of the product portfolio.
The candidate will be responsible for launching the company’s portfolio of new crop protection products to an assigned list of retailers and new prospects in their assigned region. They should have agricultural sales experience, and familiarity with local agricultural production practices for common specialty and row crops in their area. The candidate must be self-motivated, with excellent attention to detail, timely reporting and clear communication. Experience in agriculture retail sales, and established relationships with retailers, dealers and sales agronomists in their assigned territory is required.
Requirements:
- Must be available for day travel to complete retail visits from approximately October 2025 through May 2026, conducting introductory and follow-up site visits to establish a relationship and deliver product sales
· Must be able to work an average of 100 hours per month, including scheduled team meetings to share insight and progress
- Proven experience in selling crop protection products to retailers or a retail business is a must
- Strong agronomy background with an understanding of crop production practices required
- Detail-oriented with excellent notetaking, record-keeping and communication skills
- Ready access to a computer, email, and smartphone
- Must complete weekly reporting to show progress in key objectives of increasing awareness, demand and sales of the product portfolio
- Ability to work independently within the territory, covering your assigned region
- May be active/semi-retired or retired retailers, manufacturer/distributor sales reps, agronomists or other ag professionals; must be comfortable meeting with retailers and following a sales process
- Potential to bring past and present relationships in agricultural sales to the table is desirable
- Must have reliable transportation to complete in-person visits with retailers
- Travel for training required – training date will be in early October
- Comfortable with cold calling and prospecting new retailer targets
ABOUT AGCALL:
For more than 35 years, AgCall has been the leader in providing word-of-mouth and peer influence marketing, sales, service and education solutions to the North American agriculture and food industry.
AgCall’s strength lies in our ability to influence our client’s customers – on the phone, in person, or online. Ultimately, we believe in creating brand awareness, gathering customer intelligence, providing customer service and increasing sales, retention, satisfaction and loyalty. We have a unique approach of mobilizing “Associates” (knowledgeable, trained professionals and peers from within the industry) to be ambassadors and advocates of our client’s company and brands. We select our Associates in specific geographies and with specific skill sets according to client needs and customer locations.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $45 - $50